Attack on Titan/Zelda crossover - To Hyrule and Back Again

Chapter Seventeen: The Arrival

Ymir's Point of View

I remember when I was a titan.

I mean, I don't actually remember that much of it, but what I do tells me it was an endless nightmare.

No, I wasn't a titan shifter. I was a mindless, flesh-eating monster roaming around with other mindless, flesh-eating monsters. For decades.

At one point I came across a group of three men and ate one of them; somehow, this turned me back into a human. I had nobody to turn to, so I lived as a beggar inside of Wall Sina, and spied on humanity. Eventually, I overheard something about a certain girl apart of the royal family going to go to a military school; I followed her there.

Her name was Historia.

Historia Reiss.

I followed Historia because I wanted to believe I could be pardoned for my crimes; even though I had no control over myself, I still felt guilty about eating that person. I thought to myself, "Maybe I could befriend her, and all could go well."

And so I did. I claimed the bed beside her in the girl's dorm, struck up a few conversations, and before we knew it, we were best friends. She told everybody her name was "Krista Lenz," and I assume that's because she doesn't want people knowing she's part of the royal family.

One night, out alone in the wilderness, I bit my finger because it itched (I don't know why I didn't scratch it, I'm weird), and I transformed into a titan. I realized my powers quickly and taught myself how to control them without anyone knowing.

Now at this point Wall Maria had already been invaded by titans, and we all knew it. Everybody's goal was to take back Wall Maria; however, the first day out of training, it happened again. A titan known as the Colossal Titan bashed through the District Trost entrance, and it was up to the cadets fresh out of training to save Trost. All I could think about was Historia, and that if she dies I won't be safe any longer.

Many people died. It was a bloodbath, but the people I mainly knew made it out alive. Someone was even revealed to be a titan shifter like I; Eren Jaeger was his name. Soon after I told Historia about my powers; instead of shutting me out she thought it was kind that I let her in on such a large secret.

I have come to actually like Historia over the years; she's kind, generous, and always smiling... the opposite of the attitude I have. I come off, sometimes, meaner than I intend to be and appear selfish; I kind-of want to change that now.

Events transpired. Annie revealed herself as the Female Titan and we took her down until she came back stronger. That mysterious kid Link appeared. I overheard Reiner and Bertholdt talk and learned they were the Armored and Colossal Titans. Eren and Historia were kidnapped by them, as well as Levi, I think.

And now, everything's gone to hell. And the only person able to do anything, anything at all, is me.

I look at Armin, who, along with Sasha and the other kid, is about to get eaten by titans, and say, "I'm sorry I didn't do this sooner. And I'm sorry for what comes after."

"And remember: this wasn't for your sake."

I bite down on my finger and jump down onto the first floor; in a matter of seconds, I'm a titan. I grab the small, three-meter titans terrorizing Armin and throw them out the now-broken door and slash at all of the other ones; then, I fling myself outside and onto the nearest titan, pulling them to the ground; I repeat this with every titan until there are no more. I take a look at all of the people standing on the tower; they're all looking at me in both shock and relief.